Ricoh WG-70 vs Sony A6400

Let's examine more in depth at the Ricoh WG-70 versus Sony A6400, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the WG-70 (16MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the WG-70 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The WG-70 was manufactured 13 months later than the A6400 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh WG-70 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the WG-70 matches up vs the A6400 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh WG-70 & Sony Alpha a6400. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh WG-70 Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Ricoh WG-70 offers exterior measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Sony A6400 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the WG-70 against the A6400.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the WG-70 and A6400 is 91 and 83 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through specs. The photograph here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the WG-70 and A6400.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The WG-70 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A6400 will render greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more recent WG-70 should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.